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Tommo Inc. has responded to SNK Playmore's recent termination of its licensing and distribution agreement over the Neo Geo X Gold retrogaming console, claiming that no breach of contract took place. Tommo will continue selling the Neo Geo X handheld unit, its companion plug-and-play console, and all related accessories at retail.

Noting that the two companies recently extended their licensing agreement through 2016, Tommo now demands SNK to "retract its press release and any attempts to terminate the license agreement." Though SNK advised customers to contact retail sources for Neo Geo X Gold returns and exchanges, Tommo announced that it will continue to provide customer service and warranty support for the unit and its games.

Debuting late last year, the Neo Geo X Gold is a portable console and plug-and-play unit that includes several games originally released for SNK's 16-bit Neo Geo system. Tommo followed up the console's launch with five additional game pack releases, expanding the system's library to more than 30 games.
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licensingneo-geoneo-geo-xneo-geo-x-goldplug-and-playsnk-playmoretommoTue, 08 Oct 2013 15:30:00 -040011|20740385https://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/05/snk-orders-neogeo-x-gold-manufacturer-to-stop-producing-selling/https://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/05/snk-orders-neogeo-x-gold-manufacturer-to-stop-producing-selling/https://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/05/snk-orders-neogeo-x-gold-manufacturer-to-stop-producing-selling/#comments

The License and Distribution Agreement between TOMMO Inc. and SNK Playmore involving production of the Neo Geo X Gold line of products was "terminated" on October 2, a statement on SNK's site revealed this week.

The post describes SNK's demand that TOMMO "immediately cease any and all manufacturing, distribution, marketing and promotion" of the Neo Geo X Gold and its line of Neo Geo X Classic games. SNK has also demanded that TOMMO cease sales of the SNK Neo Geo X Arcade Stick and that they remove it from the shelves of both physical and digital shopfronts.

Despite SNK's statement, the Neo Geo X Gold line of products is still available for purchase at some retailers at the time of this writing.

Update: This article originally listed these products' collective release date as June 6, which is incorrect. The actual release date is June 25, and the body of this post has been changed to reflect that.

Original: Those looking to play some new games on their Neo Geo X consoles can now preorder five volumes on Amazon for $25 each that, in total, include 15 of the system's classic games. Neo Geo X owners also have the option to pay $80 for a Mega Pack that contains all 15 games. The game packs will be available on June 6 June 25, according to Amazon's listings.

The Neo Geo X Gold console has reached its lowest price yet, with Best Buy putting the handheld (with Neo Geo-shaped dock, full-size joystick, and Ninja Master's cartridge) on sale for $99.99, $100 cheaper than its original price. If you'd like an extra arcade stick, it's also half-price, on sale now for $25.

Amazon still offers the set for $129.99 – which will be the MSRP of the standalone Neo Geo X (with no dock) when that launches.
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best-buyneo-geo-xneo-geo-x-goldThu, 25 Apr 2013 11:30:00 -040011|20548933https://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/21/neo-geo-x-classics-volume-1-bundles-15-games-for-new-system/https://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/21/neo-geo-x-classics-volume-1-bundles-15-games-for-new-system/https://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/21/neo-geo-x-classics-volume-1-bundles-15-games-for-new-system/#comments

The Neo Geo X gets slightly more practical with the announcement of additional upcoming games! That card slot will be put to use playing Neo Geo X Classics: Volume 1, a compilation of 3 new (well, unreleased on Neo Geo X, anyway) games: Metal Slug, Sengoku, and Top Hunter. It'll be out in late April.

Publisher Tommo will also include a "Rocket" data transfer/charging cable with Neo Geo Classics: Volume 1. It optimistically announced plans to release four more volumes, each with one of these cables. The full lineup for the series, 15 games in all, can be found after the break.

Volume 1 also includes the Neo Geo X's first system update. Software support and system updates – how very like a current game system.

Update: The post originally said all 15 games were on the first volume. This was an error, for which I apologize. Vol. 1 includes Metal Slug, Sengoku, and Top Hunter.
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neo-geoneo-geo-xneo-geo-x-classics-volume-1neogeotommoThu, 21 Feb 2013 10:30:00 -050011|20471634https://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/neo-geo-x-production-to-continue-more-games-peripherals-on-the/https://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/neo-geo-x-production-to-continue-more-games-peripherals-on-the/https://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/neo-geo-x-production-to-continue-more-games-peripherals-on-the/#comments

This week's reports that Japanese Neo Geo X production had come to a halt are only somewhat correct, Engadget has learned. In actuality, only production of the Neo Geo X Gold Limited Edition model has ceased, which was always part of the plan. You know, it being a Limited Edition product and everything.

"Tommo will be continuing to support the NEOGEO X format going forward with more games, peripherals and software updates, as well as more units of the console hardware," Tommo told Engadget. "The NEOGEO X Gold System Limited Edition Collection Series that includes Ninja Masters, was always planned to be a limited edition product."

Further elaborations were not made concerning what said games and peripherals might be. Considering that the original Neo Geo AES didn't really have peripherals though, save for a memory card and an adapter that let the AES play arcade cabinet cartridges, we're curious about what Tommo might come up with.
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limited-editionneo-geoneo-geo-aesneo-geo-mvsneo-geo-xneo-geo-x-goldproductionsnktommoFri, 25 Jan 2013 10:30:00 -050011|20438104https://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/report-neo-geo-x-production-ceases-in-japan/https://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/report-neo-geo-x-production-ceases-in-japan/https://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/report-neo-geo-x-production-ceases-in-japan/#comments

Manufacturing and production of the confusingly irresistible Neo Geo X has come to a halt in Japan, according to Siliconera's translation of Gamer's report. Shipment of the device has also ceased, meaning that Japan's existing stock of the retro gaming handheld/console is all they're going to get.

It's unclear whether this development will affect the device's availability in North America or other territories, although it has been said that the end of hardware production doesn't translate to the end of software production -- more Game Cards are reportedly on the way. We've reached out for more information and will update if new information becomes available.
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As we pointed out, European gamers will be able to pew-pew or grapple on the go with the Neo Geo X alongside their US counterparts on December 6th, and now we know for how much and where: £175 in the UK and €199 elsewhere at Funstock. For that sum you'll get the handheld with a 4.3-inch screen, joystick, game card, AES-style charging dock with HDMI output and 20 pre-installed retro games -- with more arriving soon. So, if you're up for kicking it 1990s style that side of the pond, grab it at the source.

The Neo Geo X will be released in Europe on December 6, concurrent with the North American release of the retro handheld (and its attendant Neo Geo AES-style dock). Neither continent will have to wait longer than the other to play twenty-year-old games.

According to the listing on retailer Funstock – to which the official website links – the "Limited Edition" bundle, with the dock, a joystick, and the Ninja Master's game card, will retail for £175. Eurogamer notes a €199 price in Euros.
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blazeeuropeneo-geoneo-geo-xneo-geo-x-goldrelease-dateWed, 31 Oct 2012 02:00:00 -040011|20365492https://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/22/neo-geo-x-limited-edition-throws-in-an-additional-game/https://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/22/neo-geo-x-limited-edition-throws-in-an-additional-game/https://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/22/neo-geo-x-limited-edition-throws-in-an-additional-game/#comments

The Neo Geo X "Limited Edition," an offer we originally thought exclusive to GameStop, will be available on Amazon, Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, Best Buy and AAFES when the retro-focused handheld is released on December 6.

The $200 Limited Edition includes an additional game card – the only announced game card for the device – containing the game Ninja Master's. Yes, "Master's." The Limited Edition, of course, also includes the handheld with 20 bundled games, the Neo Geo AES-styled docking station, and an authentic Neo Geo AES joystick.%Gallery-168934%
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limited-editionneo-geoneo-geo-xninja-masterstommoMon, 22 Oct 2012 15:00:00 -040011|20356442https://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/neo-geo-x-selling-as-standalone-system-for-130/https://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/neo-geo-x-selling-as-standalone-system-for-130/https://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/neo-geo-x-selling-as-standalone-system-for-130/#comments

The Neo Geo X will be sold for $130 as a standalone device when it launches this December, compared with the $200 Gold version that includes a charging dock and joystick. If you were stuck deciding between a present for yourself or something for your little cousin Timmy this holiday season, here's the chance to do both of those good deeds.

The $130 version includes a Neo Geo X pre-loaded with 20 classic Neo Geo games. The Neo Geo X will allow local multiplayer when connected to a television through the base station, using a second joystick sold separately at an unannounced price.

Thanks to everyone who spotted the standalone price in our comments!
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neo-geo-xneo-geo-x-goldneogeoTue, 11 Sep 2012 23:59:00 -040011|20321202https://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/04/the-appeal-of-a-console-with-no-future/https://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/04/the-appeal-of-a-console-with-no-future/https://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/04/the-appeal-of-a-console-with-no-future/#commentsWelcome to Living in the Past, a weekly column about what's new in old games. Now get off our lawn.

A new dedicated handheld game console from a company that is neither Nintendo nor Sony, with support from only one publisher and with absolutely zero prospects for new games, would seem like an impossible sell – especially at $200. And yet, upon seeing Blaze's Neo Geo X system, I was overwhelmed with the desire to possess it. Other usually rational Joystiq staffers have expressed similar feelings.

I have a hard time understanding why I would be so interested in a new console that only plays old games. But I think the dedicated nature of it is exactly the draw.
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